Turkey recap

Iranian dissidents in Turkey torn between anxiety and joy

ISTANBUL—US and Israeli attacks on Iran continue in full force.

Mar 4 • Daniel Thorpe

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February 2026

The cost of living crisis: Why middle-income earners are struggling in Turkey

ISTANBUL—In the mid-2010s, when Turkey’s economy was still running strong, Deniz Akkar was a newly appointed public school teacher working in central…

Feb 17 • Wouter Massink

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Rebuilt, but not recovered: Hatay’s quake survivors still face limited job prospects

HATAY—Three years after twin earthquakes struck southern Turkey, many homes and urban centers have been rebuilt, but a return to normalcy continues to…

Feb 10 • Nimet Kıraç

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January 2026

The trust deficit: Why the PKK peace talks are stalling in Turkey

DIYARBAKIR—The signs of conflict are visible in Diyarbakır, the regional capital of the Kurdish-majority southeast of Turkey.

Jan 20 • Daniel Thorpe

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Shuffle play: AKP gains parliamentary seats as Erdoğan calls 2026 the ‘year of reform’

ANKARA—Three MPs from opposition parties joined the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) last week, shifting the distribution of seats in…

Jan 12 • Diego Cupolo

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Beyond drought: Mismanagement is drying up Turkey’s lakes and livelihoods

MANISA—On a foggy mid-December morning in Tekelioğlu, a village in Turkey’s western Manisa province, Ferit Erefe strolls along the edges of Lake…

Jan 5 • Wouter Massink

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December 2025

Little Aleppo’s long goodbye: Young Syrians in Adana think twice about moving ‘home’

ADANA—A long, narrow, color-splashed street gets bustling as the sun sets.

Dec 8, 2025 • Nimet Kıraç

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1,736 deaths and rising: What’s driving workplace fatalities in Turkey

ALIAĞA—The anger is palpable in Aliağa, a heavy industrial hub on Turkey’s Aegean coast.

Dec 2, 2025 • Wouter Massink and Daniel Thorpe

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November 2025

Impunity and rising gun sales: What’s fueling violence against women in Turkey

ISTANBUL—A retro computer screen on a violet background, an error system alert and a sign reading: “Women will fix this system.”

Nov 24, 2025 • Futura D'Aprile

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Unaccounted: Families are still searching for people who went missing on Feb. 6, 2023

HATAY—Cemile İncili remembers being trapped after the first earthquake on Feb.

Nov 17, 2025 • Anna Montraveta Riu and Laia Palau Biel

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PKK peace prospects open southeast Turkey to mining and new displacement concerns

DIYARBAKIR — The village of Kurşunlu (Pirejman in Kurdish) is settled high up in the mountains to the north of Diyarbakır.

Nov 10, 2025 • Daniel Thorpe and Wouter Massink

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Disputes with EU states complicate Turkey’s role in defense loan program

ANKARA — Turkey-EU relations have seen many ups and downs over the years, but defense cooperation has been a constant through line.

Nov 4, 2025 • Diego Cupolo

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